Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ever since the first time she had seen the Hare-woman standing in the Post Office , staring with her luminous eyes as she told one lie after another , she had known that there was something wrong about her . |
| 2 | More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support . |
| 3 | In the next instant Travis was rising and she was set back on her feet as he put some distance between them . |
| 4 | The council agreed that it is a matter for concern that the rates have increased by so much and I have been asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and to ask if they would consider paying the whole of the rates for public halls in rural areas as I understand some District Councils do . |
| 5 | He hummed the little tones as he pressed each key . |
| 6 | Sharp heeled shoes are not allowed inside buildings as they cause great damage . |
| 7 | Kate stopped in her tracks as she applied red lipstick . |
| 8 | The CEGB disclosed the escalation in nuclear costs as it announced that operating profits are £603 million lower than expected at £355 million . |
| 9 | She did not speak — she knew better — but walked into the kitchen , thinking furiously , among other things , that her treasure had not looked so happy and fulfilled for years as he did sitting opposite to his American servant girl — and what could that mean , and did she approve ? |
| 10 | The green of sugar cane showed above dry yellow stalks as we crossed another river bed , the sound of rushing water drowning the engine . |
| 11 | I think I would commend LIFE to you , but it will be with the same conditions and terms as we did last year , with which they did comply . |
| 12 | The model is couched in ex-ante terms as it specifies expected security returns as a function of the expected return on the market portfolio . |
| 13 | Underlying inflation , which provides a better guide to cost pressures as it excludes volatile mortgage interest rates , was slightly stronger at 3.4 per cent , up from 3.2 per cent in January . |
| 14 | Finally , she abandoned herself to him once again , the moonlight playing on their bodies as they loved each other with a strength that surprised them both . |
| 15 | Wealth used for production ( for example shares ) is of particular interest to Marxist sociologists as they believe that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production . |
| 16 | The tenanted side of the Pubmaster pub retailing division is to be called Threshold Inns and not Legend Inns as I reported last month . |
| 17 | Angry that she had defied him and yet delighted at her little-girl behaviour , he reluctantly followed , then , holding her very close , walked her back up the stairs as they counted each step in unison . |
| 18 | The abbey church of St Ricquier , built in the 790s , had galleries in its apses , and choir screens round the area of some of its altars , with the idea ( as we know from the ritual order of its Abbot Angilbert ) of dividing the monks ' and boys ' choirs ; the building must have echoed to the sound of these choirs as they answered each other antiphonally from different parts of it . |
| 19 | And the supposed unfairness , or disparity of treatment , between plaintiff and defendant is more apparent than real ; at least in the present context , discovery is a device beloved of plaintiffs as they seek relevant material on which to rest their claims . |
| 20 | Use the same posters as we had last year , but put on , cover up and put a new on , use them up . |
| 21 | So even if ministerial loyalties make it hard to admit it , he probably shares the apprehension which haunts many others as they contemplate this Bill : that though , at the end of the day , quantity will increase , quality will diminish ; or to put it in a form of words which trips easily off Conservative lips on other occasions — that More is going to mean Worse . |
| 22 | It looks like any high street sweatshop except for the light streaming through the huge windows looking across Paris , the dummies bearing the names an exact shapes of various famous models and customers , and the quiet pride in the workers ' faces as they attach elaborately-tooled gold leather to a bustier , hand-embroidered velvet details to a pocket flap , a mink trim to an underskirt . |
| 23 | McCallen and Robert Dunlop may again share the two 250cc races as they did last year and Moodie may lift the 400cc . |
| 24 | She spent the next hour jotting down notes as she processed each disk . |
| 25 | This position requires strong written and verbal communication skills as it involves close interaction with synthetic chemists , biologists and biochemists in addition to the other members of the Analytical Chemistry Group . |
| 26 | Vertical aerial photographs , taken from directly above a site , are used mainly for plotting features on to maps as they show less distortion . |
| 27 | some of the taking exams as we had this year , they , they |
| 28 | He has probably spent as much time developing his tools as he has turning wood . |
| 29 | The question is , do n't mention a word of it , it says and I quote , every effort will be made to assist employees as they seek alternative employment . |
| 30 | QPR are also charging the same for their shirts as they did last year — £19.99 — and although their shorts and socks are not yet available they are still among the cheapest . |